chicken gizzard
Culinary term for the muscular stomach of a chicken, often used in yakitori and other dishes.
See also: 砂嚢
At yakitori, I like chicken gizzard.
fatty belly of a fish
Refers to the fatty underside of a fish, prized for its rich flavor; sometimes used in sushi or grilled dishes.
The fatty belly of this fish is rich and delicious.
sand polishing
Process of polishing or grinding using sand, often in crafts or metalworking.
sand finish
A textured wall finish achieved by applying sand mortar; used in construction and plastering.
The craftsman finished the surface smoothly by sand polishing.
We applied a sand finish to the exterior wall to give it a calm atmosphere.
Most common spelling for all senses, using ずり as a phonetic rendering of 摺り/摩り.
Kanji 摺り suggests rubbing or grinding; used for sand polishing and sand finish senses.
Rare variant with 摩り (to rub, to polish); mostly seen in older or specialized texts.
Compound of 砂 (すな, sand) and ずり, the continuative form of 摺る/摩る (する, to rub, to grind). The gizzard sense comes from the organ's function of grinding food with ingested sand; the fish belly sense may refer to the texture or appearance; the polishing and finish senses directly reflect sand-rubbing processes.